The threat of climate change permeates this visually stunning, memorable film about a couple living through drought in the Bolivian highlands
Humans 23 November 2022
By Elle Hunt
Utama is visually stunning, with dramatic shots of the arid horizon
Conic
Alejandro Loayza Grisi
On limited release in cinemas
LIFE in the highlands of Bolivia, more than 3500 metres above sea level, has always been at the mercy of the elements.
Virginio and Sisa have lived on the Andean plateau of western Bolivia all their lives, in a modest mud house without electricity or running water, tending to livestock and growing crops in one of the most exposed environments on Earth.
It is a precarious existence, but with many decades …